Persecution — Part 2
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him”
(James 1:12).
“Perhaps we are fortunate,” another says. “We suffered so much and have so little, that Christianity is the most attractive option we see in life. If we were secure and well supplied, as we hear of Christians in other places, we might be much less sincere in our discipleship.”
“You must remember something,” says one elderly believer, who languished for more than ten years in a labor camp. “Christian faith is most precious when we experience it under testing. I have know many dark days, but I have also experienced how bright God’s light can be in times of uncertainty and fear. I am sure the Lord is more precious to me because of my experience. Who could ask for more?”
“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Revelation 2:10).
